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minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·18日前 The implications of this change in the inner core’s movement for Earth’s surface can only be speculated. Vidale said the backtracking of the inner core may alter the length of a day by fractions of a second: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240613161147.htm
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·17日前Is that enough to be problematic for GNSS?
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17日前Article says it’s so small it’s likely lost in other variations, so it doesn’t seem like it would be.
minus-squareinfinitesunrise@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17日前No, the Earth’s spin rate is always changing in very tiny ways and global positioning systems update regularly to account for this.
minus-squareVegafjord eo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16日前If the days last longer, thats a plus in my book.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240613161147.htm
Is that enough to be problematic for GNSS?
Article says it’s so small it’s likely lost in other variations, so it doesn’t seem like it would be.
No, the Earth’s spin rate is always changing in very tiny ways and global positioning systems update regularly to account for this.
If the days last longer, thats a plus in my book.